U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS CHICAGO DISTRICT OVERVIEW & AUTHORITIES

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1 1 U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS CHICAGO DISTRICT OVERVIEW & AUTHORITIES David F. Bucaro, P.E. Chief, Economic Formulation & Analysis Section Calumet Stormwater Collaborative Meeting March 3, 2017 The views, opinions and findings contained in this report are those of the authors(s) and should not be construed as an official Department of the Army position, policy or decision, unless so designated by other official documentation

2 2 PRESENTATION OUTLINE USACE and Chicago District Overview Civil Works Programs & Select Authorities Project Highlights How to Partner with the Corps

3 USACE - CHICAGO DISTRICT McHenry Kane DuPage Lake Cook 9 Counties NE Illinois 6 NW Indiana 2+ Will Lake Porter LaPorte 5,000 sq. mi. 9.1 million people Mission: USACE-Chicago District provides valued, world class leadership, engineering services, and management capabilities for diverse stakeholders and partners within the greater Chicago-land metropolitan area and to the Nation. 3

4 USACE - CHICAGO DISTRICT Civil Works Mission Areas: Flood Risk Management Coastal Storm Risk Management Navigation Ecosystem Restoration Regulatory Technical/Planning Assistance Emergency Management Overseas Contingency Operations Interagency and International Services (IIS) Program 4

5 HISTORY OF USACE IN THE CHICAGO AREA There has been a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers presence in the Chicago area since 1833; District formed 1870 Early work focused on maintaining harbor and channel at the mouth of the Chicago River (office was on Fort Dearborn) Built harbor facilities at Michigan City and Waukegan in the 1800s Constructed the Cal-Sag Channel Also built lighthouses, marine hospitals and other facilities

6 Current Projects 12 FRM / Coastal 9 NAV 27 ER

7 USACE Civil Works Programs & Select Authorities

8 CIVIL WORKS MISSION Authorization WRDA - Water Resources Development Act Appropriations Acts Other Bills Appropriations E&W - Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act GLRI - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative ( )

9 Congressionally Authorized General Investigation Studies (GI) Construction General (CG) Delegated Authorities SELECT AUTHORITIES Continuing Authorities Program (CAP) Great Lakes Fishery & Ecosystem Restoration Program (GLFER) Technical Assistance Programs Flood Plain Management Studies (FPMS) Planning Assistance to States (PAS) Emergency Preparedness & Response

10 CONGRESSIONALLY AUTHORIZED Specifically Named Projects Little Calumet River Chicago Shoreline CUP McCook/Thornton Dispersal Barriers Efficacy Study Authorizations Based in Law WRDA, R&H Acts Resolutions from House or Senate Committees Projects Typically Large & Complex 3 year feasibility phase 10+ years to construction Upper Des Plaines River Upper Des Plaines River & Tributaries Bubbly Creek GLMRIS

11 DELEGATED AUTHORITY CONTINUING AUTHORITIES PROGRAM (CAP) Nine authorities that allow the Chief of Engineers to construct projects of limited scope and complexity Congress does not need to specifically authorize projects or provide project-specific funding Start quickly implementation sooner Projects approved at Division Office, not HQUSACE Accelerated planning process level of detail is consistent with risk CAP Projects typically take 3-5 years from initial funding to start of construction

12 DELEGATED AUTHORITY Summary of CAP Program Authority Description Per Project Federal Limit ($) Annual Prog. Limit ($) Cost Sharing (Fed/Non- Fed) Sect 14 Emergency Streambank and Shore 5,000,000 20,000,000 65/35 Protection Sect 103 Coastal Storm Damage Reduction 10,000,000 30,000,000 65/35 Sect 107 Small Navigation 10,000,000 50,000,000 Varies by depth Sect 111 Mitigation of Damages Caused by Federal Structures 10,000,000 N/A Per original project Sect 204 Beneficial Use of Dredged Material 10,000,000 50,000,000 65/35 Sect 205 Flood Damage Reduction 10,000,000 50,000,000 65/35 Sect 206 Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration 10,000,000 50,000,000 65/35 Sect 208 Clearing and Snagging 500,000 7,500,000 65/35 Sect 1135 Modifications for Improvement of 10,000,000 25,000,000 75/25 the Environment 12 12

13 HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS: CAP Section 205 Small Flood Damage Reductions Projects Project: Forest View Levee Sponsor: MWRDGC Levee assessments identified stability and seepage issues with the structure in its current condition The approved plan will repair and improve the existing Lyons Levee along its entire 4,200 foot alignment Estimated Costs: Federal Cost: $ 3,825,000 Non-Federal Cost: $ 2,075,000 Current Status: The Detailed Project Report was approved in January Currently under design.

14 HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS: CAP Section 206 Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Projects Project: Eugene Field Sponsor: Chicago Park District Native Riparian Restoration acre restoration of river and riparian zones along the Chicago River Bank naturalization to facilitation reconnection of the floodplain and restore native landscape of the site Estimated Costs: Federal Cost: $ 975,000 Non-Federal Cost: $ 535,200 Current Status: Construction completed in 2014 Floodplain Wetland with Native Marsh

15 15 Fluvial Stone Riffle Habitat with American Waterwillow Pickerel Weed, BroadFruit Burr-Reed Burr Reed & Duck Potato Wetland Pocket Surrounded by White Oak Savanna 100 % Native Vegetation Cover on Chicago River Bank

16 DELEGATED AUTHORITY GLFER Program Section 506, WRDA 2000, as amended Ecosystem Restoration Authority similar to CAP Section 206 Projects in the Great Lakes Basin, historically connected tributaries or projects outside the basin that help restore Great Lakes resources Cost shared 65% Fed/ 35% non-fed Authority for $100M Appropriations via USACE E&W work plan or GLRI funding has not made the cut for the PRESBUD to date

17 HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS: GLFER Northerly Island Sponsor: Chicago Park District Restoration of 40 acres on the southern part of the island Create 6 habitat types that existed before the City was developed: lacustrine, dunal pond, emergent marsh, wet prairie, mesic prairie, and oak savanna Cost: Federal: $6,160,000 Non-Federal: $3,310,000 Existing Conditions Mudpuppy Pond Excavation

18 HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS: GLFER Little Calumet River Riparian Sponsor: Shirley Heinz Land Trust Restoration of 43 acres surrounding the East Branch Little Calumet River Restoration of natural habitat variability, increased native diversity of floodplain forest and canopy coverage, and invasive elimination Construction completed in 2015 Cost: Federal: $240,000 Non-Federal: $130,000

19 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES (FPMS) Section 206 of the Flood Control Act 1960, as amended 100% Fed to state, regional and local governments Limited Funding (FY09 - $8.6M nationwide) Types of Services General Technical Services Develops or interprets site specific data on obstructions to flood flows, flood formation, and timing, flood depths or stages, flood water velocities, extent, duration and frequency of floods General Planning Assistance Flood plain delineation, flood warning studies, urbanization impact studies, flood damage reduction studies, flood proofing studies No project construction

20 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS PLANNING ASSISTANCE TO STATES (PAS) OVERVIEW Authorized by: Section 22 of WRDA1974, as amended Partner with Tribes and other non-federal entities %50 Federal /%50 non-federal cost share Work-in-kind or cash Preparation of comprehensive plans for the development, use, and conservation of water and related land resources Needed planning assistance is determined by non-federal partners Initiated upon request and approval Studies conducted at planning-level of detail only No feasibility-level studies or detailed design

21 TYPICAL PAS STUDIES The program can encompass many types of studies dealing with water resources issues. Examples include: Flood damage reduction assessments Flood inundation mapping Dam safety and failure modeling Water supply and demand analysis Water quality assessments Environmental restoration concepts Wetlands delineation and biological assessments Coastal Zone Management/ Protection

22 PAS STUDY HIGHLIGHT 22 Non-Federal Sponsor: Cook County Bureau of Economic Development Work-in-Kind: Funding for Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) Agreement Initiated: September 30, 2015 Study Description: To develop a shared plan, with specific actions for each of the six high flood risk communities within the Watersheds of the Little Calumet River and the Cal Sag Channel in the south suburbs of Cook County, Illinois, and find solutions to mitigate risks of future flooding and build broader community resiliency

23 ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE: Cook County, IL and Calumet Region, IN Authorized by Section 219, WRDA 1992, as amended Cost Share: 75% Federal/ 25% Non- Federal Allows the Corps to provide technical planning, design and construction to non-federal interests who have environmental infrastructure needs in designated areas These needs include development of wastewater treatment and related facilities and water supply, treatment and distribution facilities

24 ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM Section 219: Calumet Region, Indiana Portage Municipal Water Reclamation Facility Pipelining operation in East Chicago, IN Hammond Relief Interceptor Project

25 ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM Section 219: Cook County, Illinois After Before Lake County Schererville Heights Project Town of Griffith new storm sewers Lake County Hermit Lake Project

26 26 ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM Section 219 Cook County, IL 9 Planning & Design 1 Under Construction 6 Completed Lake County, IN 2 Planning & Design 5 Under Construction 22 Completed

27 How to partner with USACE? 27

28 GETTING STARTED Local perception of a water resources problem Contact Chicago District Planning: CELRC-Planning@usace.army.mil District provides guidance on applicable civil works programs and study authorities District requests funding to conduct study Sign cost-sharing agreement Initiate study when funds are appropriated

29 TYPICAL NON-FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PROJECT CONSTRUCTION Provide all lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations, and disposal areas (LERRDs) necessary for project construction and operation and maintenance Provide any cash or work-in-kind contributions to satisfy cost-sharing requirements as per project agreements Hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the project, except damages due to fault or negligence of the United States or its contractors Comply with the provisions of pertinent Federal acts in carrying out the specified non-federal responsibilities of the project After completion, accept ownership of and maintain and operate the project in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army

30 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

31 CONTACT David F. Bucaro, P.E. Chief, Economic Formulation & Analysis Section, Planning Branch Chicago District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 231 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1500 Chicago, IL (312) Chicago District website: Planning assistance: